Here is why I don't get out on the boat as much! LOL! I am teaching my kid the ropes... on freshwater!

Today we got a double header.... he was reeling in a mayan chilid and I sqaw a big large mouth lurking. I threw to him and whammo! Got another hefty one a bit later and let my kid crank him in until it wrapped him on a drainage pipe.

His technique when he hooks a fish is far better than his patience when he does not!! LOL! But, he only turned 3 a few months ago....

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Little guy is getting big Brent, man does time fly...

Just bought my first boat yesterday. Hard to describe how happy I am, to finally be able to go fishing whenever I want.

Anyhow its a 17' Renegade Skate with modified V and a tunnel. This thing will run in a puddle and has a ton of fishable surfaces.

I didnt know the people who had caught it but that must be the one because it was on August 10th. I remember because that is my birthday.

Thanks for the info about the pics.

We had a straight flight from Atlanta to Anchorage then we drove to Homer and went out fishing there. We then drove to Whittier and took a Ferry to Valdez and fished there then we drove back to Anchorage and took a flight to Seattle then back to Atlanta.

It was the most beautiful place I have ever had the pleasure to visit. Just so different than Belle Glade, Florida where I grew up.

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For a quick trip you got some highlights. The drive from Anchorage to the Homer turnoff and between Valdez and Wasilla / Palmer are two of the prettiest drives in the state and top 10 in US. Need to experience some glaciers, whales, bears, hiking, Denali, and some salmon fishing to round out the experience. You drove right past good glacier hiking spot. See pub photo album for pics of Matanuska Glacier and other spots in Alaska.

For a quick trip you got some highlights. The drive from Anchorage to the Homer turnoff and between Valdez and Wasilla / Palmer are two of the prettiest drives in the state and top 10 in US. Need to experience some glaciers, whales, bears, hiking, Denali, and some salmon fishing to round out the experience. You drove right past good glacier hiking spot. See pub photo album for pics of Matanuska Glacier and other spots in Alaska.

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We did get out and walk on one glacier but not sure which. We saw a few of them and a few volcanos. We saw a grizzly and some moose and lots of Whales. We saw lots of seals and sea lions(I believe thats what they were) and we also saw thousands of small ice bergs. That was crazy!

While we were in Valdez the captain of our boat said he would take us somewhere we could catch lot of Halibut or somewhere we might not catch any but if we did they would be big. We told him we wanted to go to the bigger fish. Our boat ride was around 2 hours and we were the only boat out there. The first hour we were there all you could hear were the pods of Whales blowing out air. It was just amazing.

We did get out and walk on one glacier but not sure which. We saw a few of them and a few volcanos. We saw a grizzly and some moose and lots of Whales. We saw lots of seals and sea lions(I believe thats what they were) and we also saw thousands of small ice bergs. That was crazy!

While we were in Valdez the captain of our boat said he would take us somewhere we could catch lot of Halibut or somewhere we might not catch any but if we did they would be big. We told him we wanted to go to the bigger fish. Our boat ride was around 2 hours and we were the only boat out there. The first hour we were there all you could hear were the pods of Whales blowing out air. It was just amazing.

And yes the drives were so beautiful. I took over 400 pictures lol.

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nice. surprised you haven't been back if that was your first experiece. whale breath stinks though. putrid stuff when they get close. the boat ride from Valdez is now 3 - 3.5 hours for big fish, 2 hours gets you chickens and often involves a fuel surcharge if you want to go for big fish.

nice. surprised you haven't been back if that was your first experiece. whale breath stinks though. putrid stuff when they get close. the boat ride from Valdez is now 3 - 3.5 hours for big fish, 2 hours gets you chickens and often involves a fuel surcharge if you want to go for big fish.

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My Papa is actually going to drive with a buddy of his from Atlanta this year. I would go but I am currently trying to find a decent paying job with a chance of advancement so that I can propose to my sweetheart lol.

I will definitely go back as soon as its financially possible for me lol.

My Papa is actually going to drive with a buddy of his from Atlanta this year. I would go but I am currently trying to find a decent paying job with a chance of advancement so that I can propose to my sweetheart lol.

I will definitely go back as soon as its financially possible for me lol.

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tell your dad that there is a camper supplier that will allow you to drive their campers from Missouri (I think) to their customers in Alaska. Read about it on trip advisor. They give you around 3 weeks to make the trip. I would definitely advise them to go through Banff and Jasper in Canada and spend some time there on their way up. They can hit the north rim of grand canyon, zion, bryce, grand tetons, yellowstone, glacier, banff, and then jasper all within a 1000 mile drive and travel through some incredible country on the way.

better to go back to Alaska when you are young and poor. much cheaper that way. chase credit card = sign on bonus miles = free plane ticket, hostels, trains, hitch hiking, camping can make it cheap. get old and get a wife and family in tow, not so much.....if you must marry, skip the wedding, spend it on the ring and the honeymoon.

alternate, spend a summer up there working for one of the park hotel operators. Princess hires thousands of people to live and work at their lodges as does Aramark and others. some real hot interntational women there. live in a dorm with people froma round the world. may change your mind or give you some ideas. work 5 days, get 2 to explore. ahh to be young and free again...no the wife doesn't read these...

Just booked a flight to Detroit to fish Lake St Claire in June. The new #1 ranked bass lake in the US! That's right, I'm a fresh water guy now.

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fish the stick marsh if you ever get the chance. one of the most underrated, undiscussed fishing spots we have if you really like freshwater that much. something tells me that when you smell the sea, you will get the snook rods and the cast net out and head for the inlet.

fish the stick marsh if you ever get the chance. one of the most underrated, undiscussed fishing spots we have if you really like freshwater that much. something tells me that when you smell the sea, you will get the snook rods and the cast net out and head for the inlet.

Oh the freshwater thing is not a choice really... I moved from Pensacola to Dallas/Fort Worth in Jan. I am also making fishing trips to Pensacola for 4th of july (only 14 days of red snapper/ gag overlap) and Anna Maria 1st week of August.

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fish the stick marsh if you ever get the chance. one of the most underrated, undiscussed fishing spots we have if you really like freshwater that much. something tells me that when you smell the sea, you will get the snook rods and the cast net out and head for the inlet.

Actually, you need to get an airboat and fish the flooded area about 5 miles away from the stick marsh. The biggest bass in the state by far! I ve been an i caught a 10lb, and 3 around 8lbs in a few hours. The guy that took me there caught a 15lb. that day. Oh and if you google map it and do find it dont forget you can only fish on tuesday otherwise you may be shot by duck hunters!

More like what doesn't he know. He's to humble to admit it, but he's the 2 time defending Gulf coast kayak inshore slam champion. When he left pensacola, I heard ticket sales for this yrs event tripled - at least that's the word on the street.